Targeted Standards:

National Standards for Arts Education:

The standards outline what every K-12 student should know and be able to do in the arts. The standards were developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations, through a grant administered by The National Association for Music Education (MENC).


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Content Standard 6

Comparing and integrating art forms by analyzing traditional theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and new art forms

Achievement Standard

    Proficient:
  • Students describe and compare the basic nature, materials, elements, and means of communicating in theatre, dramatic media, musical theatre, dance, music, and the visual arts
  • Students determine how the nondramatic art forms are modified to enhance the expression of ideas and emotions in theatre
  • Students illustrate the integration of several arts media in informal presentations

    Advanced:
  • Students compare the interpretive and expressive natures of several art forms in a specific culture or historical period
  • Students compare the unique interpretive and expressive natures and aesthetic qualities of traditional arts from various cultures and historical periods with contemporary new art forms (such as performance art)
  • Students integrate several arts and/or media in theatre, film, television, or electronic media productions

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